1987_Denver_Broncos_season

1987 Denver Broncos season
1987 Denver Broncos season
Owner	Pat Bowlen
General manager	John Beake
Head coach	Dan Reeves
Home field	Mile High Stadium
Results
Record	10–4–1
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs; (vs. Oilers) 34–10; Won AFC Championship; (vs. Browns) 38–33; Lost Super Bowl XXII; (vs. Redskins) 10–42
Pro Bowlers	QB John Elway; G Keith Bishop; LB Karl Mecklenburg
Uniform
	← 1986; Broncos seasons; 1988 →;

1987 Denver Broncos season

NFL team season

The 1987 Denver Broncos season was the team's 28th year in professional football and its 18th with the National Football League (NFL). Games scheduled during the third week of the season were cancelled, and games played from weeks 4 to 6 were played with replacement teams. The Broncos finished first in the AFC West, and were AFC Champions for the second straight year. Quarterback John Elway was voted league MVP for 1987. The Broncos reached the Super Bowl for the second consecutive season, but lost for the second straight time, 42–10 to the Washington Redskins.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1987 Denver Broncos draft
1	27	Ricky Nattiel	Wide receiver	Florida
3	84	Michael Brooks *	Linebacker	Louisiana State
4	111	Marc Munford	Linebacker	Nebraska
6	167	Warren Marshall	Running back	James Madison
7	194	Wilbur Strozier	Tight end	Georgia
8	222	Dan Morgan	Guard	Penn State
9	250	Bruce Plummer	Center	Mississippi State
10	278	Rafe Wilkinson	Linebacker	Richmond
11	299	Steve Roberts	Defensive end	Washington
11	306	Tommy Neal	Running back	Maryland
12	334	Tyrone Braxton *	Safety	North Dakota State
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 7 John Elway 12 Ken Karcher 8 Gary Kubiak Running backs 35 Ken Bell KR 24 Tony Boddie 33 Gene Lang FB 30 Steve Sewell 23 Sammy Winder Wide receivers 83 Sam Graddy 80 Mark Jackson 82 Vance Johnson 84 Ricky Nattiel 81 Steve Watson Tight ends 89 Mitch Andrews 88 Clarence Kay 46 Bobby Micho 89 Orson Mobley		Offensive linemen 54 Keith Bishop G 62 Mike Freeman C 79 Stefan Humphries G 72 Keith Kartz T 76 Ken Lanier T 68 Larry Lee C 74 Dan Remsberg T 70 Dave Studdard T Defensive linemen 65 Walt Bowyer DE 90 Freddie Gilbert DE 75 Rulon Jones DE 71 Greg Kragen NT 61 Andre Townsend DE		Linebackers 56 Michael Brooks OLB 55 Rick Dennison ILB 73 Simon Fletcher OLB 98 Ricky Hunley ILB 97 Bruce Klosterman ILB 58 Tim Lucas OLB 77 Karl Mecklenburg ILB 51 Marc Munford ILB 50 Jim Ryan ILB/OLB Defensive backs 34 Tyrone Braxton FS 28 Jeremiah Castille CB 27 Kevin Clark CB/PR 31 Mike Harden CB/FS 36 Mark Haynes CB 22 Tony Lilly FS 38 Bruce Plummer CB 48 Randy Robbins SS 49 Dennis Smith SS 45 Steve Wilson CB Special teams 2 Mike Horan P 3 Rich Karlis K		Reserve lists 69 Tony Colorito NT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 78 Winford Hood T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 66 Jim Juriga T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 29 Warren Marshall RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 85 Rick Massie WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 93 Richard Reed LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 58 Rafe Wilkinson LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 47 Gerald Willhite RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 13	Seattle Seahawks	W 40–17	1–0	Mile High Stadium	75,999
2	September 20	at Green Bay Packers	T 17–17 (OT)	1–0–1	Milwaukee County Stadium	50,624
3	September 28	at Cleveland Browns	canceled	1–0–1	Cleveland Stadium
4	October 4	Houston Oilers	L 10–40	1–1–1	Mile High Stadium	38,494
5	October 12	Los Angeles Raiders	W 30–14	2–1–1	Mile High Stadium	61,230
6	October 18	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 26–17	3–1–1	Arrowhead Stadium	20,296
7	October 26	at Minnesota Vikings	L 27–34	3–2–1	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	51,011
8	November 1	Detroit Lions	W 34–0	4–2–1	Mile High Stadium	75,172
9	November 8	at Buffalo Bills	L 14–21	4–3–1	Rich Stadium	63,698
10	November 16	Chicago Bears	W 31–29	5–3–1	Mile High Stadium	75,783
11	November 22	at Los Angeles Raiders	W 23–17	6–3–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	61,318
12	November 29	at San Diego Chargers	W 31–17	7–3–1	Jack Murphy Stadium	61,880
13	December 6	New England Patriots	W 31–20	8–3–1	Mile High Stadium	75,795
14	December 13	at Seattle Seahawks	L 21–28	8–4–1	Kingdome	61,759
15	December 19	Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–17	9–4–1	Mile High Stadium	75,053
16	December 27	San Diego Chargers	W 24–0	10–4–1	Mile High Stadium	21,189
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Denver Broncos⁽¹⁾	10	4	1	.700	7–1	8–3	379	288	W2
Seattle Seahawks⁽⁵⁾	9	6	0	.600	4–3	5–6	371	314	L1
San Diego Chargers	8	7	0	.533	3–4	6–7	253	317	L6
Los Angeles Raiders	5	10	0	.333	2–6	3–8	301	289	L3
Kansas City Chiefs	4	11	0	.267	3–5	3–9	273	388	W1

Round	Date	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
Divisional	January 10, 1988	Houston Oilers (4)	W 34–10	1–0	Mile High Stadium	75,968
AFC Championship	January 17, 1988	Cleveland Browns (2)	W 38–33	2–0	Mile High Stadium	75,993
Super Bowl XXII	January 31, 1988	Washington Redskins (N3)	L 10–42	2–1	Jack Murphy Stadium	73,302

1987_Denver_Broncos_season

1987 Denver Broncos season

Offseason

NFL Draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

NFL replacement players

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 1

Week 2

Week 4

Week 5

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

Week 15

Week 16

Standings

Playoffs

Divisional

Conference Championship

Super Bowl

Awards and records

References

External links

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